Monday, May 18, 2009

Close-Ups From My Yard

Last Fall I planted 425 bulbs (mostly tulips) and I was so happy with the result this spring. I am also very happy to have a new camera with which to show them off! I played around with the settings and took half these pictures on a breezy day before I discovered the macro feature, and they still turned out great. Some of them I didn't have to crop; the camera lets me get that close. There are some lilacs and an allysum thrown in too. I like the photo of the dying tulips in the bed. I think they look more delicate when their petals start to curl. In the middle of the slideshow is a tulip that must have cross-bred with something last year. I planted that bed three years ago and have never seen a flower like it. The petals are part leaf (you can see the green), and they are very frilly. They're unlike any single bulb I planted. I also like the last tulip, which is dying and its petal fell straight down. I hope you enjoy these as much as I have.

I have so many projects I want to do for my yard, and so little time to do them. I've thought about telling everyone I'm on vacation so I can get it all done, but I don't think anyone would honor that request if they saw me working in the yard. Maybe if I put up a sign saying I'm not really available. Hmmm... Is it sick that doing yard week for three or four days would be on my list of dream vacations?